AFL: Brisbane's Hugh McCluggage says he has spoken to former Lion Jaxon Prior after a photo of the team's whiteboard singled he out his partner as a 'strength'.
Brisbane coach Chris Fagan says the Lions will continue to detail opposing players’ strengths and weaknesses on a whiteboard, describing it as an “ educational tool ” for the less experienced members of his squad.
However, Fagan said Brisbane’s naming of ex-Lion Jaxon Prior’s partner Bronte as his “strength” was “not OK” and “wasn’t good enough” from the reigning premiers. Watch every match of every round of the AFL Premiership Season LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? WHAT'S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit.
For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. However, Fagan said some “good learnings” had come out of it.
“It was unfortunate, what happened with the whiteboard, the good thing was that early in the week I was able to sit down with the leadership group and chat about what happened and as a result, we put a few things in place at the club,” the Lions mentor said. He said some windows at Brisbane’s Springfield training facility would be frosted to prevent the public seeing inside.
“If that had been the case, we wouldn’t even talk about this stuff, so we were a little bit unlucky there,” Fagan said. “We also talked about what’s OK to write on that board and what’s not, and certainly writing a partner’s name on the board isn’t, so we’ve made that clear to the playing group.
“On investigating, it was clearly just a bit of a joke and having a bit of fun, which unfortunately can be taken the wrong way, and I understand that. “I’m unapologetic about that. We’re in a pretty tough business where every little thing matters. It’s been a really good educational tool that we’ve used over the years.
“When I first got here , I didn’t think our players knew enough about their opposition, so we put that whiteboard up to use, and now all the older guys are pretty good at that. “We just use it for our one-to-four-year players as part of their education. ” Despite a member of the public having taken the photo and leaking it, Fagan said the Lions would continue to “welcome the community” to their Springfield base.
“People say the security should have been better, that clinic wasn’t scheduled for that indoor area,” he said. “What happened was the weather was a bit wet, so they asked if they could come inside and use that area, which we did, so we’re a pretty good footy club in that regard, in terms of looking after our community. “We welcome the community, and we always have. We always will.
It’s part of our mantra. We see it as a really important part of what we do. ” The Lions will start as red-hot favourites on Friday night against a Carlton team that has lost seven of its eight games this season. It’s a poor record that has heaped pressure on Blues coach Michael Voss, who captained the Lions to a hat-trick of premierships from 2001 to 2003.
“I’ve gone through patches where I’ve been under pressure. It’s a tough place, and it’s a lonely place when you’re a senior coach. There are not many people that you can talk to other than your close friends about it, and you just have to be really resilient.
“I’ve watched him over the last few weeks, how he’s gone about it. I reckon he’s done a fantastic job of that under really difficult circumstances.
“I would love to see Carlton get going so that the pressure can get off him. I just don’t want it to be .
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